Kayla Lancaster

poor performance, decent story

Revisado: 10-26-18

This is one of those books that I would have enjoyed more in print. One of the big make or break things is the narration, and I hate to say it, but this performance was terrible. When he read website addresses, he was awkward and stiff. I found myself getting sidetracked multiple times, never a good sign for an audiobook. It's not the subject matter either, I took many business classes in college, quite a few I didn't particularly care for, but still managed to learn something of value.

As far as the content goes, it's good, but very basic. When they say beginner, they mean someone who has no knowledge of business at all. If you've done the most basic of reading into freelance work, you already know this. Unless you've never been on the Upwork site, never looked up freelancing, you likely know at least half of what's covered in the book. The tips are good, generally easy to act on though, so I give the story itself three stars.

I would recommend this book - in print. If you're picky at all about narrators, this book is not for you.

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High School Throwback

Revisado: 10-22-18

Do you remember that teacher in school, the one that you actually listened to when they read because they weren't lifeless or boring? The one that actually read with some enthusiasm and for some reason, just hearing it read that way somehow made it easier to understand? That's what this book reminds me of. The epic poem demands to be read with feeling and Theis meets the challenge without falling prey to the overdramatic ways of less experienced narrators. I'll be the first to admit that much of this poem still goes over my head (and I majored in English!) but it's still an enjoyable experience. Just reading it, you can miss the mood of what's going on, but with his inflection, Theis' reading is able to provide a layer of understanding. I highly recommend this audiobook for any students studying the work or anyone who wants to something more than a fluffy, no substance piece.

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Eh...

Revisado: 10-14-18

My first thought is that calling this a boxed set is being generous. All together, these three books just barely make up a single book. But the ebook market has been leaning toward smaller books lately and I guess the audiobook market is catching up to the trend.

The performance was good, the reading was even but not boring and the volume was well managed, something that can become an issue in smaller productions. It did seem to lack emotion in areas where emotion was needed, but overall a good performance.

The story however... what can I say? Short, underdeveloped, underwhelming, a little boring - that would all be true. There’s no real motivation for most of the main characters thoughts and actions, and you’re left with the heavy sense of “but why should I care?” The story tries very hard to be impressive, and you get drawn in at times but end up being letdown when no real climax happens. For a book that calls itself a “coming of age ROMANCE”, there isn’t any. The main character somehow goes through three girls but has no chemistry with any of them.

This is one of those stories where nothing really sticks with you when it’s over. It passes the time, it’s mildly entertaining, but in the end it’s just meh. Half the battle with audiobooks seems to be finding a good reader - this one had one, but the story wasn’t able to hold up its end of the bargain.

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Not just a book, an adventure

Revisado: 10-14-18

This is the first full cast audiobook I’ve listened to and now I fear I won’t be able to listen to a normal one again! It was like watching a play in my mind, the music and voices immersing me into the story and holding my attention in a way that standard audiobooks can’t. Usually I would get distracted by outside things but not with this performance.

As with anything by Tamora Pierce, I was fully entertained by the story, despite having read it somewhere around fifteen times or so. Having it performed was like reading it for the first time all over again. I cannot recommend this title enough!

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